First Day Cottage Walpole

Well I am pleased to say that the painted piles outweigh the unpainted one at the moment.  It doesn't look like much but this is a lot of painting.  Both sides and the edges were done.  Can't wait to see it go up soon! And a little peek at the laundry room sink.  The plumbers set it there temporarily to do the rough in plumbing.

The porch that runs along the south wall of the house was started.  It is going to be a long one! Mike put up some of my painted siding so he could permanently attach the electric meter in prep for the electricians who are coming this week.  It was great to see the siding up on the house.  The color is Cotton Gray by Behr even though I am using a Sherwin Williams solid stain called Woodscapes.  It shows as a nice neutral gray and should look fine with the charcoal metal roof.  Eventually the windows will get trimmed in white. An advertisement for our plumbers.  They are doing a great job hooking up the radiant heat this week and doing all the rough-in plumbing. The pipe for the furnace that runs up to the roof.  It will be hidden in a closet in one of the small bedrooms. In the meantime I am painting everyday that I can.  The weather has been challenging: cold and windy.  I had no idea how windy our property was going to be.  I love the wind but it has been challenging

Some very substantial progress on the house this week.  The gravel and fill prep was completed for the garage.  Just need to get the foam insulation and then they can pour the slab. Here is Gilligan checking it out. Most of the window and doors have been installed.  All of the windows are two over two. This window is a bit different than the others.  The sash is higher up so when standing it does not impede the view.  We ordered two of them to go over the kitchen sink but they were not the right size so we need to reorder.  This one is in the pantry. The only rooms with actual "ceilings" are the two bathrooms.  It will be easier to hide exhaust fans and recessed lighting over the shower.  Here the ceilings have been started.  All other spaces have the vaulted ceiling with exposed supports. One gabled end to finish and all sides will be closed in.  Electricians come next week!

So much happening right now!  The doors and windows were delivered and some have already been installed.  Love the look of the two over two windows. Here is the door to the future back porch/deck from the laundry room. From inside Thomas' office The plumbers are making progress on the staple up radiant heat tubing that will heat the first floor. And progress on the staining of the exterior siding.  Hoping my shoulder and elbow hold out! There is so much to do and I've barely made a dent and I've been told there is another delivery to come. Yikes. Fixtures are piling up in the garage at our rental home.  Picked up the tile for the master and guest bath and the tub for the basement bathroom.  We had to rent a trailer from Home Depot to get it all.  All that tile was heavy to unload! Bathroom vanities but they won't get installed until the end.  Everything PLUS the kitchen sink!

Some more milestones today.  The water line from the well to the house was dug and installed. It doesn't look too impressive to me. Mike started framing out the boiler room in the basement which house the furnace and one of the hot water heaters.  Plumbers will be here on Monday to start doing the radiant heat tubing on the first floor. The walk-outs were framed and wall built.  Now I can really imagine my studio space.  Lots of light even on this dark rainy day.  Lots of water got into the basement today from a big windy rain storm.  It will be good when everything is closed in.  Windows are due to arrive on Monday. Exterior of walk-out studio side. Four of the exterior doors arrived this week.

Some steady progress this week.  We got stairs down to the basement and some more insulation on the walls and roof.  The stairs are rough but at least we can visualize the entrance foyer and it is bigger than I expected which is great. I need to come up with a good idea for a railing.  I have an old newel post that we might be able to use.  Not sure. Mike up on the roof.  The metal roofing got delivered so pretty soon that will go on over the 3 inch insulation.